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Hugh

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Intelligent
English
Intelligent, thoughtful
German

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Hugh

Pronunciation

hu-gh

Famous People

English actor Hugh Grant, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1916 (rank #96, 1,619 births); most recent 2025 (rank #732, 360 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1923 (rank #2091, 18 births); most recent 1985 (rank #10670, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025360–
2024332–
2023323–
2022312–
2021343–
2020324–
2019287–
2018281–
2017264–
2016264–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #198, 165 births); most recent 2025 (rank #529, 73 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202573
202478
202394
202296
202197
2020111
2019115
2018121
2017133
2016136

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #1200, 4 births); most recent 2014 (rank #4903, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
20143

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #53, 118 births); most recent 2025 (rank #178, 27 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202527
202431
202337
202244
202148
202050
201936
201845
201754
201657

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #73, 86 births); most recent 2025 (rank #278, 13 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202513
202411
202315
202222
202120
202014
20199
201813
201710
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #126, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #159, 14 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202514
20244
202319
202216
202110
202014
201917
20189
20174
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #79, 31 births); most recent 2023 (rank #291, 11 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202311
20227
202117
202012
201912
201810
20176
201610
20158
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence